Why America's B-1 Bomber is Unstoppable
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The US Air Force just flew its newest upgrade to the formidable B-1 Lancer Strategic Bomber. This modified B-1B, under the DoD’s BEAST program, is the latest iteration of the aircraft that extends its operational lifetime to “2040 and beyond”. According to official reports upgraded B-1s contain a technology overhaul that significantly increases the lethality of the bomber, and give them the capabilities they need in the next war.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor
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BEAST, or the B-1 Embracing Agile Scheduling Team program, outside of being a 5/10 acronym at best, is an upgrade program for the fleet of 45 B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers in the Air Force’s inventory. The goal was to provide an upgrade package with an emphasis on not disrupting operational capacity of the small fleet during the actual upgrade process.
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@Taskandpurpose. The Operation Desert Storm took place on beginning of 1991. You may have the wrong year on 8:08.
Think about the Time Humans make a Weapon, that makes us Love and support each other .
Is it capable of dropping "rapid dragon" .. or could it be modified to do so?
B1 is the evolved form of the F1-11
Fight me
"The Pilots were back in time for work on monday."
do you know how pissed i would be if i had to work the day after doing a 25 hour flight?
Especially if work is flying
Do these have sleeping accommodation?
i hope so@@mipmipmipmipmip
@@mipmipmipmipmipThey sleep on the seat they fly in like airline pilots.
Very?
My dad had a career flying the B1. I’m glad Reagan resurrected it. Coolest plane ever.
Thanks for your Dad's service.
Thanks dad
So did he talk about it supercruising or ever flying supersonic?
I'm assuming in practice it never flies supersonic, which sadly is basicly it's only advantage over the 52....
@JamieR2077 not exactly. They are cheaper to run than many platforms are the whole terrain following capability that's been down to like 100ft in some rather extreme testing puts it in a class wildly outside the 52. In practice I can see what you're on about but the capability of the b1 makes you wonder why the 52 is still around more so than the other way around when you see everything on paper
@@rjb1115 woof
4:45 Grandpa Buff taking his grandkids out for a walk was just *chef's kiss*
You know the kid is pissed he’s still in the pen eating balloons.
@@capn82 we gotta let the kid stretch his legs a bit
HLC ✌🏻
If our weapons don't leave craters where humans once lived, then the world says America might not be strong enough. If we do leave craters, the world tells us to chill. Shows that the world will never know what weaponry is for so might as well crater all the people that want us to chill out.
@@capn82 would you let him intercept.......i'd let him intercept
B-1 Lancer is in opinion the most beautiful airplane in US inventory right now
Agree
Naw, the Raptor is, the bone is number two
@@toranaga1969 Raptor is Banana shaped, I would put forward the fighting falcon.
@namename3130 the Viper is pretty sweet
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
Watching B-1s fly is like watching a sortie of eagles in one airplane
agreed...seeing it on youtube or tv does it no justice.
@@The_ZeroLineFat Amy forever
Can you imagine the proposed B-1R? It was a design study for an AAM truck carrying a couple dozen advanced BVR air-to-air missiles with engines from the F22 retrofitted, giving it Mach 2 dash, and Mach 1.2 cruise.
Of course, the Air Force enlisted men tasked to maintain it would undoubtedly have named it the BONE-R. Priceless.
Was lucky enough to see a B2 flyover before a game once.
Ngl it was terrifying 😂 like a giant metal bird of prey. Super cool.
Truly a poet and a patriot.. you're a poetriot.
*Cappy* tested the *Armasight* night vision gear _personally_ - his neighbours are in the process of getting restraining orders. ..
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
I’ll fight for my right to spook around !
But he has been crowned King of Neighbourhood Watch.
So there's that.
@@Stoptheusinfightingwemustbe1Virtual games and real life are not the same thing. Do you think they don't play in Moscow? Some 13-year-old tiktok fighter..
@@Stoptheusinfightingwemustbe1 America's greatest security risk is not our military capabilities, but our politicians and government bureaucrats committing treason. See southern border for example, or Biden handling Taliban after Trump already stopped the fighting.
I was a crew chief on 86-103 when it launched from birth at Palmdale for its home at EAFB. It's great to see that it's still in service! Shown at 5:11.
Very cool.
EAFB is probably the best thing going for Palmdale. It sure can be brutally hot in the summer. I know from visiting family in Palmdale.
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
@@Stoptheusinfightingwemustbe1 There were post WW2 treaties signed by both Japan and Germany limiting their military might going forward with many restrictions. There's a reason they buy their latest and greatest from the US
I was a B-2 crew chief at Whiteman from 99-07.
I always loved the Bone though. It's one badass bird
I was active duty at Edward's from 99-02. What a great flight line to work! I used to pull right up, almost behind B-1 in my jeep on the EOR at takeoff. Sounded and felt like the earth was falling apart.
What im really amazed at is that Cappy went an entire 20 minute video on the B-1 without a single time mentioning that it's known as the "Bone"
I remember we got to see one fly over the Tennessee Air show, and was blown away when the announcer said they were coming back from a bombing mission in the middle east. After a few passes they continued on to their base.
That’s cool as hell those pilots are badass
“Woohoo, 30 direct hits! I mean, I think I saw some dude’s hand fly by the cockpit. LOL. Anyways, there’s a fly in somewhere ‘round Nashville, Tennessee. Wanna, um, Volunteer? …. Ya see what I did there?”
Can we appreciation to for a while the US had 3 variable sweep planes in different "sizes". The F14, the F111, and the B1.
All of them pretty damn sexy, too, especially the F-14. That one looks like what you'd see when you look up "jet fighter", and I've through so since even before Top Gun!
Unfortunate that the F-14 is no longer in service. But why did they retire the F-14?
@@WrappedOnion I think because it's big, heavy and expensive, also not as multi-role as what the US Navy wanted? Super Hornets are supposed to be a better bang per buck, or something.
@@iDEATH more on the expense and maintemance side. By the 2000's, the F14, modified to the D standard is multirole .
@@WrappedOnion The F-14 had safety issues and other aircraft like the F-15 and F-16 could achieve similar if not better performance without the overly complex and costly "swing wings" which is why the navy replaced them in service with the much more standard pattern F-18. At which point the F-14 was surplus to requirement and removed from service.
This is America. We won’t be chilling out.
@ast....
My thought, EXACTLY !
Damn skippy !
Hooah
Yeah go to Russians and tell them that, maybe they are scared.
You will have your kids chilling at the drag queen story hour while you're invading some desert country?
I was a B-2 crew chief from '99-'03.
There's a saying in Aerospace Maintenance:
"Fighters are fun... but bombers make policy."
I was an A-shopper from 2002-2006 so most likely we know each other. I worked on the red side.
the US flying to yemen just to give them a big middle finger for the sake of doing it is kinda bad ass, ngl
Meanwhile in Reality: USA still can’t defeat sandal wearing pirates of Yemen. 🤣
@@rasheedh7043 bro wdym defeat we have cost them dearly in just a month of strikes
@@rasheedh7043 what are you even talking about? you must be deeply confused. the US has not failed to achieve any of its objectives in yemen, the only houthis that are alive are alive because the US has not chosen to kill them yet, as morbid as that sounds
@@Darkcamera45 So dearly that those pirates are still striking ships every day.
@@rasheedh7043allahu snackbar
So cool to see the B-1 finally being recognized for the marvel that it is. I remember back in the 80s all it received was criticism for its cost.
Funny you say that. Here in Europe, B-One was seen as the first "stealth bomber" (word became used later): we didn't have the numbers obviously but it was told the plane was close to invisible to radars. Combined with the cool factor of this awesome looking beast, it was seen as an american feat.
Well at least by us plane-loving kids anyway 🙂
Another good decision by a 'senile' Reagan (remember those stories?) - unlike his peanut-predecessor...
@@MjolnirFeawbut b1 is not stealth ?
@@falcon_224by today's standard no obviously it's not.
But the radar cross section was already very small for it's size, which was something new. Besides, I guess radar technology has evolved a lot too...
I started as a crew chief on 86-054 in 1992. Retired there as maintenance supervisor in 99. Even had the pleasure of flying in it once. What a beautiful machine it is. Glad it’s getting it’s well deserved updates to keep it combat ready ! Go B-one !
Same, here, back in 2011, won an incentive flight due to winning the CTOY. I tried to deny the opportunity, but thankfully i was forced to and glad to have had the opportunity to get this incentive flight. The ability the sniper pod can do, amazing.
My Grandfather was one of the lead designers on the B-1 Bomber back during its development. He was with the project all the way from its inception through its temporary cancellation during the Carter administration and saw it all the way through to its official adoption into the US Air Force by the Reagan administration. As his grandson I’m very happy to see that the B-1 is getting the upgrade and service extension she deserves. He would be so excited to hear about the B-1s new generation of upgrades. Designing the B-1 was the crowning achievement of his career. He was also a lead designer of the XB-70 and I have a piece of wing section from the one that crashed.
You know the guy who thought of that acronym was giving himself a high five when it got cleared
Yeeeeeah, its the "Bone" officially...the "Boner" unofficially lol
The acronym probably pushed him/her from an 0-3 to 0-4.
It literally flew right over my head here in Texas, crazy that it was filled with goodies for the friends😂
“Goodies” makes it sound so palatable
It's pretty impressive the US has it's unique geographical advantages but we are capable of conducting operations practically on the other side of the globe & back in a single day as well.
Common Cappy that BEAST acronym is a solid 8 at least. And a fitting one given the nature of the BOne.
I thought they were retiring the Bone… so glad that beautiful thing isn’t going to the scrap pile anymore 😊
I was an Air Force brat, we moved from Hickam AFB right next to Pearl Harbor to Dyess when I was 8 in 1991. My dad retired there. My Marine reserves unit was on Dyess next to the flight line. Left Abilene for the last time in 2018 (been bouncing between there and the Pensacola area since late '04). Had a job doing landscaping on Dyess and worked at the BX.
I lived about 6 miles as the crow flies from the runways, and the Abilene area is pretty damned flat for a ways out, you can hear the B1s taking off or the engine tests easily from where I lived. They used to go supersonic out in the boonies when we first moved to the area, until complaints got it stopped. Loud damned planes. When I was 10 I got to go on base and tour the flight classroom, wind tunnel, simulation training cockpit, up inside a B1's cabin (they're surprisingly cramped). I remember several accidents when I was younger. 1 had a terrain following radar malfunction and smacked into a hill/mountain. A couple hit flocks of birds and crashed. I lived next to several B1 WSOs and pilots and copilots.
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
Did you go to wylie?
The B-1 started a left turn in the direction of the ridge twenty-eight seconds before impact. At 13 seconds before impact, the automatic terrain following system aboard the aircraft generated a "flyup" -- part of the bomber's terrain-following system. Just prior to the crash crew members manually interrupted the B-1's "generated flyup" feature. The Air Force attributed the crash to pilot error.
Always appreciate these detailed looks and history lessons of America's military assets.
The B1 Bomber has been around conceptually since the 1960s, the B1B aka the Bone was put into service around 1985 or 86. It was produced first in the 70s, then a 2nd run through the mid 80s of like 83 to 88. I had models of it in the early 80s. It was developed to carry a large package very fast using low level insertion. It has long been part of my favorite group of jets that included the F-14, FB-111 and the B1 B.
Was an air force brat at Dyess when we got the first B-1B. Abilene was proud to have this honor. It was a big part of my childhood. Makes me proud to see they are still able to upgrade it and keep it in service.
Listening to them doing engine tests all the time out here isnt lol
I recently ran into a B-1B pilot at a local supermarket. She had just started her leave after pulling a tour doing CAS in the Middle East with the new upgrades. I thanked her for her help putting warheads on foreheads in support of the mission over there, and she just laughed it off, saying she loved her job.
so happy you did a video about my favorite plane.
had a poster of this up in my bedroom as a kid.
still looks cool.
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
I thank you for the tremendous amount of research you do and your organizational and deliver skills. No doubt you have a fantastic team assisting you. As a retired instructor, I find your videos fascinating and full of inspiration.
I am a 73 yr old ex Army Airborne combat veteran, with great concern for the future in my country and the free world.
The B-1B is definitely one of the most beautiful of the bombers. It is positively graceful.
One of the things you forgot to mention is that its incredible range can be translated into extremely long loiter time if you are closer to the front and doing ground support missions with JDAMs. I read somewhere that the B-1B did a lion's share of the close air support in afghanistan, since it could basically hang out for hours in the general area, zip in at high speed when called, and deliver a precision "lethality package" directly on target. So even though it is a dynamite long range strike aircraft, it can perform close air support well away from Manpads, as long as the enemy doesn't have the S-400.
The B-ONE strikes again . Can we upgrade it to the B-ONER?
Next variant is suppose to be the B-1 regional or B-One-r. Watch the fat electrician episode on it.
Growling Sidewinder is cool as hell, and I absolutely loved seeing his name in the upper right. Good on ya, man.
Thanks for this Cappy. Love this plane and its story, I live near RAF Fairford and love seeing these. I love hearing their unmistakable sound when coming into land at night.
The B1 is very capable bomber. What a flying beast.
one of the sexiest airframes ever created. it also brings the pain, hard.
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
got a tour of the B1-B when i deployed in 2012 at Al UDEID. some of the coolest info ever on that tour. that plane is awesome.
The quality of this video was exceptional! Well done.
For me the B1 is like a giant Tomcat! It's amazing
So good I watched it twice. I really enjoyed this video man. Can’t wait for the next one! I hope you are allowed to make a video about my favorite plane (our newest stealth bomber) someday. Thank for your service also.
I made a video covering the B-21 about a year ago I believe, I'm going to do an update on it soon !
Every one of your videos are awesome, they leave us satisfied to sit through and this one is over the top, excellent show and time we'll spent.
Thank you
Great overview! Many years ago, I was living in the country. Was finishing up chores in the back yard one evening and it had gotten dark. Something flew over at a low altitude. Too dark to make out the shape, but as it passed I saw the engine configuration. No question it was a B-1.
Gen "Mad Dog" Mattis with the double-knife hands, scares me more than a BONE.
He would have torn you apart if he heard you call him that...he hated that monicker
His non official was CHAOS or Godfather
I imagine nobody wants to be called a dog in all actuality
@@bradd8383A lot of people refer to me as Tony Bulldog (I own a large American Bulldog) and I don't mind it. There are a lot of Tony's where I live, and it sure beats being called Tony Viagra like one of my friends is called. 😂
I just saw a report that the USA is so advanced in wartime simulation that it emerges victorious even when facing overwhelming odds in favor of the invader, regardless of the conflict realm. While other nations rebuilt after WW2 to establish a baseline, the USA transformed the world of military forces, achieving full-spectrum dominance with superiority in air, land, and water.
Primo editing Michael. Smooth.
Hooah
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The B-1 bomber program started in the 70's, not the 80's. They began to be built in the 80's. It's an amazing aircraft. I had the good fortune to do three summer internships in the B1 logistics division of Rockwell International. Our job could be summed up as data cleansing of logistics data entry. Although we knew almost nothing about the details of the plane design and the parts, we were able to identify many issues with the data. We also were seated near many design engineers who could answer our questions. I remember that the data had gotten so bad that the Air Force decided to put together a tiger team to scrub it. Me and a colleague, both interns, had to get our Confidential clearances upgraded to Secret in a week so that we could work all weekend with two Colonels and a General to get it done. I learned so much on those internships.
My team was lucky enough to visit Edwards AFB when they only had 4 B-1s, to board one of the planes and get a tour. All the secret avionics had been removed, and that aircraft scheduled to be used as for cannibalizing parts for the two flying planes.
Loved the video editing. Good job 👍
Michael is a keeper. Good job Mike! 🙂
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Delivering democracy all around the globe
Did anyone catch the high definition claim in the ad saying “hi-def 1024x768 OLED…” 😂
Dang I didn’t realize my windows 98 PC ran in Hi-Def back when I was a kid 😂
Love all your work Cappy! You rule dude ❤
I served in Dyess AFB 1987 -1991working with the Weapons System of the B1B. I missed the awesome sound that would trigger all the car alarms in the parking lot. Someday I will be back to Dyess AFB to revive the old times.
1:01 Why one of the carriers in the region launch the airstrikes? Wouldn’t it have made more sense in terms of fuel usage & aircraft wear & tear?
B-1s have much higher capacity.
Bigger show of force. No other country in the world has this capability. Plus, you only stay good at something if you actually do it.
An operation of that size probably would have depleted their strategic ammunition supply too much for the time they have left on duty.
The carriers still have all the ammo to respond to anything quickly. Flying a 40h sortie across continents to drop tons of ordinance is also a show of force and big reminder, that the US does not NEED a carrier to be able to reach you.
Because the carriers in the Red Sea and Mediterranean would be a long flight for an f18. The Middle East is a big place.
Interesting perspective, got me thinking!
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the bone ... what a beautiful aircraft .. every now and again i type b1b lancer take off into u tube .. just to see and hear the roar of the engines spooling up .. what a plane.. keep building them america .. its a special one
Why do they call it the bone ?.
Thanks for the good show to all involved.
Cna you do video about Abrams destroyed in Ukraine? Since everything what have been fire at them destroyed them? First FPV drone, 2nd rpg, 3th Kornet... At least what they claim.
B-1 is my all time favorite airplane, such an awesome silhouette, such cool variable wing geometry.
If you don’t think you’ll be interested in a military topic; this man can change your mind and keep you engaged.
Props to you brother. Definitely deserve a sub
Thanks for the good watch ! And taking the time to upload it :)
Great video, many thanks. The breakdown @9:06 was interesting and nice to learn
I lived next to dyess AFB in Abilene for a little over a year! They train a lot and they are loud as hell it’s awesome
As a huge aviation nerd I feel like the B-1 is one of the most beautifuly crafted aircraft still in service
My Georgia ANG wing flew them 1996-2001. I still have the T-shirt. 😊
Going off watch one day just about sunset, as we walked off the E-4, a B-1 was launching with afterburner. Awesome.
I remember playing with this as a toy. Some good memories
The post was very pleasant and supported the information and understanding of them very well. You should keep Michael around!
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B-52s launched from Louisiana flew nonstop to the Middle East and also fired the first shots of the Persian Gulf war.
These birds can rain hell fire with accuracy that I think would surprise folks, even today when they been in service for a long time. Just 45 airframes times the payload capacity is still a real big ass set of explosions, but accurate explosions at the same time. The weapons keep getting better and the airframe is already pretty much maximized for huge destructive capacity if needed. Cool to know they're still flying.
Chris: I think this video was one of your best. I had to rewind at least 15 or so times to catch it all. And how you spat off all those model numbers was impressive. I forgot about that plane. There are many planes I wish were still around. Your not the "Average Infantry Man". Your way better. Infantry men don't know about planes..........👍👍👍👍
I was at Grand Forks when we transitioned from the B-52 to the B1. I’ve also been up in the belly of one to work on their communications systems when they came to Oman, which was the whole purpose of me deploying also. Because of the computer system that they needed to support them, we all had to change to core automated maintenance. The B1 changed the way that a lot of people did business inside the Air Force.
Hoaah! Editing was very good and appreciated
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Minor correction on the video Cappy. Cubic meters are ^3 annotation. ^2 is for squared. And we are transitioning to use the KC-46 pegasus over the kc-135 stratotanker. Great video!
Best editing job ever !!!
Glad to see the Bone is being upgraded and kept flying.
It's a badass beast, my favorite bomber I think.
I'm from abilene..when I was deployed to afghanistan and saw planes with the Dyess insignia on the tail it literally felt like home. Such an indescribable feeling.
Oh wow, wow, wow, you can't just gloss over that H-20! That thing looks awesome, I need to learn more!
Grandpa BUFF would be proud
The editing was really good. Keep it up!
Great work, as always
I like the growling sidewinder clip haha nice
15:53 Spotted the refuel training aircraft! 😂
Makes sense why I’ve been seeing more b1’s take off in the morning during work ( I work right in front of the dyess AFB airstrip)
“Dropped 125 weapons in 30 min of anger”. No. Not anger. Strategic deterrence and retribution. A warning.
While in the Army back in 1994 or 95 while training at PTA on the Big Island, a B1 Lancer flew from South Dakota to drop a dumb bomb as part of our training op, it was the most majestic plane I had seen at that time
Love the shape of the craft!
Great video! Just saw your 1st Squad channel. It's great to.
It’s funny how in some clips I noticed you used DCS aire amazing how far games have come
I remember that I used to not like the B-1 because it was originally supposed to replace the B-52, but it is a favorite bomber
Most insane private jet conversion. ( in my head)
The B-1 is the sexyest thing in the air ever. Only the Warthog can even get close to that raw awesomeness.
"5 out of 10 acronym" thats why i love you Cappy.
I talked to a guy working on one of the various upgrades on he B-1 some 20 years ago who told me even then the B-1 was being used way beyond what it was intended to.
Also, according to Chris Knight and Mitch Taylor, this venerable plane is ideal for making several tons of popcorn. Just be careful not to use too much 😂
Thank you Cappy, for another great vid
Great review! Thanks
What a badass jet. One feature I like is that Alert button on the nosegear leg. During a scramble the first crewmember to reach the plane can mash that button and it will start all the avionics and engines.
Crazy to think that this angry little jet has the same payload capacity as a b52😮
Actually it has a larger payload.
If you've ever seen one IRL, they're hardly _"little"_ 🤭 But, yeah, lots of aggression in a comparatively small package.
If you ever see someone stand next to one, you will understand just how huge it is. It is almost a slap at gravity to see one take off.
@texasforever7887 yeah its like a penguin with switchblades for wings...my brain says that thing won't be able to fly...yet fly it does... at supersonic speeds🤔🤔🤔
@zoopdterdoobdter5743 impressive old world engineering from the space race era ...a time when it was acceptable to burn a thousand litres of toxic fluorinated fuel/decaborane per mile🤣... that thing definitely wouldn't be built today😅
My favorite aircraft. First time I saw one just sat there in awe and said hell ya
Every time I see these aircraft, I’m expecting to see a face with some cheeky one liners 😂
Thanks HLC for warping my expectations
Great editing!!
Excellent work !
15:47 That's how baby airplanes are made.
@ 6:26, you wanted to say, BILLION didn't you?
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